Pressure Sores

The Supreme Court of California held, in Delaney v. Baker, 82 Cal. Rptr. 2d 610 (1999), that the heightened remedies available under the Elder Abuse Act (Act), Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 15657,15657.2 (West 1998), apply to health care providers who engage in reckless neglect of an elder adult. The court interpreted two sections of the Act: (1) section 15657, which provides for enhanced remedies for reckless neglect; and (2) section 15657.2, which limits recovery for actions based on “professional negligence.” The court held that reckless neglect is distinct from professional negligence and therefore the restrictions on remedies against health care providers for professional negligence are inapplicable.Kay Delaney sued Meadowood, a skilled nursing facility (SNF), after a resident, her mother, died. Evidence at trial indicated that Rose Wallien, the decedent, was left lying in her own urine and feces for extended periods of time and had stage I11 and IV pressure sores on her ankles, feet, and buttocks at the time of her death.

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Study of quality assurance in prevention and therapy of pressure sores by measurement of overlay pressure with test persons on different prophylaxis systems

Pflege ◽

10.1024/1012-5302.13.5.297 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 13 (5) ◽

pp. 297-305 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Stefan Roales-Welsch ◽

Antaszek ◽

Hense ◽

Pfeiffer ◽

Freyenhagen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Assurance ◽

Pressure Sores ◽

Os Coccygis ◽

Prevention And Therapy

In dieser Studie zur Qualitätssicherung in der Prophylaxe und Therapie des Dekubitus durch Auflagedruckmessungen bei Probanden auf sechs Weichlagerungs- und fünf Wechseldrucksystemen war die Zielsetzung, eine Ist-Analyse der am Klinikum eingesetzten Antidekubitushilfsmittel durchzuführen. Außerdem galt es herauszufinden, ob die angewandte Methode der pneumatischen Druckmessung mit Probanden auch im Versorgungsalltag verwendbar ist. Können verlässliche und valide Messdaten erwartet werden, wenn man bei betroffenen Patienten Messungen durchführt? Zur Beantwortung dieser Fragen wurden bei 23/19 Probanden, auch in Seitenlage, durch das Platzieren von Messmatten zwischen Körper und unterschiedliche Antidekubitussysteme Messungen durchgeführt. Bei den Weichlagerungssystemen kann an allen Messorten eine signifikante Druckreduzierung (p < 0,05), am Os coccygis eine hochsignifikante Druckreduzierung (p < 0,01) nachgewiesen werden. Bei den Wechseldrucksystemen liegt der Mittelwert der maximalen Druckbelastung über 12 min bei unterschiedlicher Amplitude (75,47 mmHg–5 mmHg) und verschiedener Frequenz (1,5 min–10 min) zwischen 56,39 mmHg und 38,94 mmHg.

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Preventing Abuse: Pressure Sores

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e520272011-001 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Debra Wertheimer ◽

Barbara Resnick ◽

Donna Senft

Keyword(s):

Pressure Sores

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Role of topical insulin therapy as an adjunct in the management of pressure ulcer

Clinical Research and Clinical Trials ◽

10.31579/2578-8868/15 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 01-03

Author(s):

Ravi Chittoria

Keyword(s):

Wound Healing ◽

Insulin Therapy ◽

Pressure Ulcer ◽

Healing Rate ◽

Pressure Sore ◽

Pressure Sores ◽

Established Method ◽

Wound Bed Preparation ◽

Wound Healing Rate

Pressure ulcer or pressure sore is one of the complications seen in bedridden patients. Management of these ulcers is often challenging. But there is no well-established method that accelerates the wound healing rate. Various adjunctive methods are used for wound bed preparation before definitive reconstruction plan is made. Here we describe our experience in the role of insulin therapy as an adjunct in the management of pressure sores.

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